as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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Recent Examples of sicken
Over 140 children have been sickened in Texas by measles, a disease that overwhelmingly affects the unvaccinated.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Other Big Stories Measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Recognizing key signs of the illness is especially pertinent right now: A measles outbreak spanning neighboring counties in Texas and New Mexico has sickened more than 120 people as of the time this story was published (up from around 20 cases earlier this month) and killed one child.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
The outbreak has sickened nearly 40 people, and 12 have died of listeria infection.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Other Big Stories Measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
Recognizing key signs of the illness is especially pertinent right now: A measles outbreak spanning neighboring counties in Texas and New Mexico has sickened more than 120 people as of the time this story was published (up from around 20 cases earlier this month) and killed one child.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
The outbreak has sickened nearly 40 people, and 12 have died of listeria infection.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicken
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In her discussion of Christianity, King relishes the absurdity that results when a religion that is disgusted by female sexuality also engages in mother worship.—
S. C. Cornell,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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Once again, DeSantis has gone too far — in this case, ideologically and geographically — and people who surely voted for him in the state’s most conservative region are disgusted.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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That kind of appalls me to think that people need not expect that of themselves.—
David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2024
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Americans are nauseated as an outbreak of the stomach flu hits the country.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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Although the drink was nontoxic, the student had a headache and felt nauseated after drinking the mixture and had to be hospitalized, officials said.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
8 Mar. 2024
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Canadians have watched, horrified, as Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring in 25% tariffs—which could kill up to 600,000 jobs in Canada—unless Canada agrees to become the 51st state.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
9 Mar. 2025
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For those who would like to be horrified, check out who the mascot for New Orleans' NBA team is.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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